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Tyco International Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of fire and security products and services  The Board of Directors of Tyco International Ltd. approved a new program to repurchase company’s common stock up to $1 billion. Tyco International Ltd. announced today that its Board of Directors authorized a new program to purchase up to $1 billion of the company's common stock. The company expects to repurchase shares from time to time based on market conditions.

The professional training courses run by UK Fire Training meet the current standards of fire safety and protection UK Fire Training has come out with a more specific and professional Fire Warden Training for the firefighters and the fire wardens.Businesses and organisations looking for fire warden training need to be aware that not all training providers will be able to reflect the unique circumstances and challenges facing an organisation.Following the recent chang...

The new fire system comprises of a fire panel and repeater with over 150 Apollo fire detection points. Southampton-based Chris Lewis Fire & Security has completed the installation of an addressable fire alarm system at Naim Audio’s headquarters in Salisbury. One of the most commercially successful privately owned British audio companies, Naim Audio designs and manufactures world class hi-fi equipment and designed the premium in-car audio system for Bentley...

 Firefighter Siller of Squad 1 ran through this tunnel on 11 September 2001 to respond to World Trade Center attack Tunnel to Towers Run on September 26, 2010 will be the 9th Annual Charity Event celebrating once again the sacrifice of 9/11 heroes.On September 26, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., New York City will once again celebrate firefighter Stephen Siller's bravery, and the indomitable will of all the fallen heroes of 9/11, at the ninth annual FDNY Stephen Si...

Most  college campus fires are caused by cooking during the evening hours of the day and weekends National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging college students and their parents to be aware of life-saving fire safety information.The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges students returning to campuses around the country and their parents to take the time to educate themselves on life-saving fire safety information. Thousands of fires occur each ye...

The recent floods in Iowa affected businesses as well as people causing a huge loss of property and lives The seventh Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) of Iowa was opened in Story County to help individuals, households and businesses affected by Iowa's storms and flood. A federal/state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Story County was opened on September 7, 2010 to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by Iowa's recent storms and flooding.The DRC will...

CO is an odorless colorless and deadly gas which is an invisible killer causing death even if only smelt by a person U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is going to hold poster contest for middle school students to create a poster to help teach families, the dangers of carbon monoxide. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is challenging middle school students nationwide to create a poster to help teach families about the dangers of carbon monoxid...

Fire protection vehicles can use EMEREC to communicate location data to the nearest emergency center With EMEREC, Rosenbauer has developed an information system, which combines comprehensive as well as up-to-date information from various data resources.In the event of an accident, eCall rings the uniform European emergency number 112 and communicates the location data of the accident vehicle and further important information to the nearest emergency cal...

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is actually waiting for the findings of the undergoing reviews Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has clarified that it has no future plans of making 'compulsory redundancies' and 'closing fire stations'.There are currently reports that Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is planning to make 'compulsory redundancies' and considering 'closing fire stations'. Contrary to these reports, at this time there ar...

Flood Awareness Day shall inform fire fighters as well as residents about ways of planning a flood rescue How to plan for and deal with flooding will be the focus for homeowners and businesses thanks to a Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) co-ordinated event later this month. Yalding Parish Council is hosting the multi-agency event at The Lees, Lees Road, Yalding on Saturday, 18 September. It will see organisations from across the county showcase the role both...

London Fire Brigade is launching its first ever kitchen fire safety campaign to reduce the number of kitchen fires New figures released today by London Fire Brigade show that London’s young professionals are setting fire to their kitchens in record numbers. Kitchen fires account for over 60 per cent of fires in people’s homes. In the last five years there were over 17,500 fires in London kitchens, causing over 2600 injuries and 24 deaths.Nearly one in three of...

Rosenbauer shall display numerous kinds of fire safety solutions including the conveyor belt protection From October 5-8, 2010, Rosenbauer will be exhibiting its latest solutions in the stationary extinguishing systems area at the "Security 2010". This is the first time that Rosenbauer has attended this fair, however for many years it has not only been integrating various foam extinguishing systems into vehicles, but also stationary fire protection systems.Irrespective...

National Preparedness Month is observed in the month of September The most comprehensive online source of disaster preparedness information is the ready government website.As the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency kick off National Preparedness Month, webmasters and bloggers are encouraged to consider placing Ready Campaign and National Preparedness Month widgets on their sites to help spread the word.

SKY CAFS pumps extinguishing agent up to a height of 400 meters (1,312 ft) The problem of pumping water, hundreds of meters high up, has been keeping firefighters busy around the world. This problem has been solved by Rosenbauer’s SKY CAFS.Firefighters face complicated challenges with the ever-increasing heights of buildings. In particular, the question of pumping water hundreds of meters high up has been keeping firefighters busy around the world. SKY CAFS by Rosenb...

Kimtek Corporation supported a medical response team on the set of Extreme Home Makeover  Kimtek Corporation  has voluntarily supported a medical response team on the sets of Extreme Home Makeover (EHM) for a needy Pennsylvania family.  Kimtek Corporation responded to a unique opportunity to support a medical response team and to serve on the set of Extreme Home Makeover (EHM) for a Pennsylvania family in need. ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover use...

National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards honor the innovative methods adopted in fire protection  FEMA has given outthe National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards 2010 in ten categories to communities and individuals.Presented in ten categories, these awards recognize innovative practices and achievements of communities and individuals across the nation that make our neighborhoods safer, stronger and better prepared to manage any emergency situation. ...

ASP will decontaminate hospital's wards using the latest Glosair area decontamination technology ASP will decontaminate the wards of Royal Liverpool University Hospital to provide safest possible environment to incoming patients.Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) announced today a partnership with the Royal Liverpool University Hospital to strengthen their infection prevention efforts and promote better patient care by utilizing ASP's proven GLOSAIR&trad...

Honeywell First Responder Products will sponsor National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's new Vulnerability Tool Honeywell, First Responder Products (HFRP) announced that it will be the exclusive corporate sponsor for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's new Vulnerability Tool. Honeywell, First Responder Products (HFRP), a division of Honeywell Life Safety (HLS), and the makers of Morning Pride and Ranger protective clothing for firefighters, announced today they wil...

The new Auto Injector cuts down the time for administering antidotes in case of organophosphorous poisioning Research found the use of auto-injectors shortens the response time for administering antidotes to organophosphorous poisoning. The Saint Louis University (SLU) study found that a single-needled, dual-chambered auto-injector containing both atropine and pralidoxime chloride—called Antidote Treatment Nerve Agent Auto-Injector (ATNAA)—can actually c...

The accreditation is the result of six years of rigorous training development and effective coordination Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Fire Department became the first Native American fire department to earn accreditation by the CFAI. The Fire Department of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has become the first Native American fire department to earn accreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). "We are very proud of the Yocha Dehe Fire Department (YDFD)...

Prevention Link Command Post by TargetSafety offers free online resources to firefighters The online solution Prevention Link Command Post features training and compliance resources from the nation’s leading Fire and EMS Departments. TargetSafety, the U.S. leader in online enterprise risk management solutions for public entities, is supporting collaboration and community in the fire service with its new free online solution, Prevention Link Command Post. Highl...

China Fire and Security Group is a leading producer of fire detectors, fire extinguishers and fire controllers A leading manufacturer of industrial fire protection systems, China Fire & Security Group, Inc will mark its presence in the 2010 Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investor Conference. China Fire & Security Group, Inc., a leading total solution provider of industrial fire protection systems in China, today announced that the Company will attend the upco...

UTC Fire and Security's new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida will  deliver leading fire safety solutions UTC Fire & Security will soon break ground on a new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida to deliver the best fire safety solutions. UTC Fire & Security announced that it will break ground on a new Fire Innovation Test Center in Florida in December, and said that the state-of-the-art facility will strengthen the company's ability to design and...

FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to overcome the slide creek fire hazard in Washington The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help Washington State fight the Slide Creek Fire burning in Stevens County. FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy said the state’s request for federal fire management assistance was approved after it was confirmed that the fire was threatening 165 ho...

Craig Fugate promised to support the Gulf Coast, devastated by Hurricane Katrina five years ago The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Craig Fugate, issued the following statement on the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities all across the Gulf Coast. Like all Americans, my thoughts and prayers are with those who lost their lives, and those whose lives were changed by...

Craig Fugate toured Biloxi Lighthouse   one of the recently completed recovery projects Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate met with the state and local officials to tour Mississippi’s two recently completed recovery projects. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate met with state and local officials in Mississippi and toured two recently completed recovery projects, the Bay St. Louis Firehouse a...

Highly trained Riverside County volunteer firefighting force misdirected due to lack of training The debut of Riverside County Fire's Reverse 911 Alert System led to the misdirection of highly trained volunteer firefighting force due to the procedural missteps. The debut of Riverside County Fire's Reverse 911 Alert System was fraught with procedural missteps, when they decided to use the untested capability on an actual volunteer firefighter callout. It was determined t...

Webcast presentation for investors and general public Tyco International Ltd, invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a presentation by Naren Gursahaney, President of ADT Worldwide; John Koch, President of ADT North America Residential/Small Business; and Antonella Franzen, Director of Investor Relations at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Unplugged on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 at 1:45 pm ET. The live webcast and supporting materials was accessed...

FEMA shall pay 75 percent of the state's firefighting costs to combat Hurd fire in Valley County The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help the State of Idaho fight the Hurd fire burning in Valley County. FEMA Regional Administrator Ken Murphy said the state’s request for federal fire management assistance was approved after it was confirmed that the fire was threatening 558 hom...

NFPA offers an opportunity to be first to preview NEC 2011 edition at no cost The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is offering visitors to necplus an opportunity to be the first to preview the 2011 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) at no cost. Visitors selecting a one-day preview from NECplus will have first access to the 2011 edition of the NEC.  “The release of the 2011 edition of the NEC is high...